TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 13: Joe Thornton #97 of the Toronto Maple Leafs warms up prior to action against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on January 13, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Joe Thornton for up to a month.
On Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets, in a game otherwise most excellent, Toronto Maple Leafs recent acquisition, and longtime NHL Legend Joe Thornton left the game with an injury.
The coach told us in the post game presser that he’d miss a while, but it was later revealed that Joe has a broken rib (or ribs) and will miss a month.